Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

finery

1 American  
[fahy-nuh-ree] / ˈfaɪ nə ri /

noun

  1. fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.

finery 2 American  
[fahy-nuh-ree] / ˈfaɪ nə ri /

noun

Metalworking.

plural

fineries

  1. a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron; refinery.

finery 1 British  
/ ˈfaɪnərɪ /

noun

  1. elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
finery 2 British  
/ ˈfaɪnərɪ /

noun

  1. a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of finery1

First recorded in 1670–80; fine 1 + -ery

Origin of finery2

1600–10; < Middle French finerie, equivalent to fin ( er ) to refine ( fine 1 ) + erie -ery

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.